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ComixZone · 04-08-2021, 10:07 AM

Florida opening up cap-space.

They were looking for a centre prior to Ekblad's injury, and were rumoured to be in on Hall.

I wonder if Florida is preparing to go all-in with some significant moves. They had $13,268,165 of available deadline cap-space BEFORE this deal, so they can pretty much do whatever the hell they want - AND Ekblad isn't even on LTIR (yet), so not only do they have crazy cap-space but they could then dip into LTIR if they went absolutely bonkers at the deadline.

Florida is in a rare spot where they could absolutely load up, and then have Ekblad return in the post-season...if they can add a 2nd line centre, a top pair defenceman and a scoring winger...

04-08-2021, 10:07 AM	#10
ComixZone Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2008 Exp:	Florida opening up cap-space. They were looking for a centre prior to Ekblad's injury, and were rumoured to be in on Hall. I wonder if Florida is preparing to go all-in with some significant moves. They had $13,268,165 of available deadline cap-space BEFORE this deal, so they can pretty much do whatever the hell they want - AND Ekblad isn't even on LTIR (yet), so not only do they have crazy cap-space but they could then dip into LTIR if they went absolutely bonkers at the deadline. Florida is in a rare spot where they could absolutely load up, and then have Ekblad return in the post-season...if they can add a 2nd line centre, a top pair defenceman and a scoring winger... Last edited by ComixZone; 04-08-2021 at 10:15 AM.